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CHARTER AND BY-LAWS 



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THE CHESTER COUNTY 



HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 




WITH LIST OF OFFICERS 

FOR 1893. 






PRESIDENT. 

JOSEPH T. ROTH ROCK, M. D. 

VICE-PRESIDENTS. 

BENJAMIN M. EVERHART, 
DANIEL W. HOWARD. 

DIRECTORS. 

WILLIAM D. HARTMAN, M. D., 
JOSEPH T. ROTHROCK, M. D., 
GILBERT COPE, 
JAMES MONAGHAN, 
GIBBONS GRAY CORNWELL. 

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. 

EDWIN A. BARBER. 

RECORDING SECRETARY. . 

GILBERT COPE. 

TREASURER. 

JAMES C. SELLERS. 

CURATORS. 

ALICE LEWIS, 

WILLIAM T. SHARPLESS, M. D. 

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Ihe Society 

14F '05 



CHARTER. 



Be it known that the subscribers, having associated them- 
selves together for the purpose in the following articles set 
forth, and being desirous of becoming incorporated agreeably to 
the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly of the Com- 
monwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An Act to provide for 
the Incorporation and Regulation of certain Corporations," 
approved the Twenty -ninth day of April, Anno Domini one 
thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, and its supplements, 
do hereby declare, set forth and certify that the following are 
the purposes, objects, articles and conditions of their said as- 
sociation, for and upon which they desire to be incorporated, 

/. The name of the Corporation shall be The Chester 
County Historicai. Society. 

//. The purpose for which the Corporation is formed is the 
acquisition and preservation of property and information of 
historic value or interest to the people of Chester County. 

///. The place where the business of the said Corporation is 
to be transacted is West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylva- 
nia. 

/v. The Corporation is to exist perpetually. 
V. The names and residences of the subscribers are as fol- 
lows : 



NAME. 

Joseph T. Rothrock, 
Daniel W. Howard. 
Gilbert Cope, 
Edwin A. Barber, 
Geo. Morris Philips, 
J. Newton Huston, . 
Joseph Thompson, 
James Monaghan, 
Lowndes Taylor, 
Samuel Marshall, 
Gibbons Gray Cornwell, 
Charles H. Pennypacker, 



RESIDENCE. 

West Chester, Chester Co., Pa. 



RESIDENCE. 

West Chester, Chester Co., Pa 
Ercildoun, " 

(I a 

Phoenixville, " 

West Chester, " 



NAME. 

J. Carroll Haves, 
William P. Sharpless, 
Joseph S. Walton, 
G. WiNFiELD Moore, 

H. H. GiLKYSON, 

William D. Hartman, 
Mary I. Stille, 
Robert T. Cornwell, 
Alice Lewis, . 
Benjamin M. Everhart, 
Rebecca M. Hemphill, . 
Addison Jones, . 
S. I. Kremer, . 
Isaac Massey, 
Richard G. Park, 
James C. Sellers, 
Alfred D. Sharples, 
S. Emlen Sharples, . 
William T. Sharpless, . 
Julius F. Sachse, 
Philip P. Sharples, 
J. O. K. Robarts, 
R. Jones Monaghan, 
Edward H. Hall, 
Slater B. Russell, 
Alfred Sharpless, . 
Martha S. Sharples, 
George B. McCormick, 

V/. The Corporation has no capital stock. 

V/I. The Corporation is to be managed by a board of di- 
rectors consisting of five members, and the names and resi- 
dences of those chosen directors for the first year are, — 



Berwyn, 
West Chester, 
Phoenixville, 
West Chester, 



RESIDENCE. 

West Chester, Pa. 



NAME. 

William D. Hartman, 

Joseph T. Rothrock, . . " " 

Gilbert Cope, ... " " 

James Monaghan, ... " " 

Gibbons Gray Cornwell, " " 

V///. The 5^early income of the Corporation, other than that 
derived from real estate, shall not exceed the sum of Hhy 
thousand dollars. 

Witness our hands and seals this twenty-seventh day of 
April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninet}'- 
three. 



BY-LAWS. 

ARTICIvK I. Meetings op the Society. 

Section i . The annual meeting of the Society shall be held 
on the Third Thursday of May of each year, at such hour and 
place as the board of directors may fix. 

Sec. 2. Stated meetings of the Society shall be held on the 
Third Thursdays of May, August, November and February of 
each year. 

Sec. 3. Special meetings of the Society may be called by the 
president in his discretion ; and shall be called by him upon 
the written application of five members, who may themselves 
call a meeting upon the inability or refusal of the president to 
do so. 

Sec. 4. The recording secretary shall give at least five days 
postal notice of the time and place of all meetings of the So- 
ciety. 

Sec. 5. Ten members shall constitute a quorum to do busi- 
ness at an}' meeting of the Society. 

ARTICLE II. Membership. 

Section i. Membershipof the Society shall be of two classes, 
to be called members o-ndfellozi's. 

Sec. 2. Every person who shall apply for membership to the 
recording secretary shall have his or her application presented 
at the next stated meeting of the Society, and upon election and 
payment of the dues prescribed by these by-laws, shall be duly 
enrolled as a member of the Society. 

Sec. 3. Any member whose efforts in the interests of the So- 
ciety shall be recognized by the members generally, ma}' be 
chosen by ballot to be a fellow of the Society at any stated 
meeting thereof, having been nominated therefor by the board 
of directors at a previous stated meeting. Votes in favor thereof 
to the number of two-thirds of the members and fellows present 
shall be necessary for the election of a fellow. 



ARTICIvE III. Dues. 

Section i. Every person subscribing to the certificate of as- 
sociation or elected to be a member, shall pay an initiation fee 
of two dollars, and one dollar dues at each annual meeting 
thereafter, but one payment of fifteen dollars by such person 
shall be in lieu of said initiation fee and annual dues, and shall 
make him a life member. 

Sec. 2. Any member or fellow in arrears in the payment of 
his dues two years may be stricken from the rolls by the board 
of directors. No member in arrears shall be eligible as a fel- 
low. 

ARTICLE IV. Election of Directors. 

Section i. At each annual meeting, five directors, two vice- 
presidents, a treasurer and corresponding secretary shall be 
elected by ballot, to serve for the ensuing year, or until their 
successors are duly chosen. 

Sec. 2. The five persons having the highest number of votes 
shall be elected directors. In case a tie vote shall leave the re- 
sult of the election as to one or more undetermined, the election 
officers shall cast lots to determine which of those having such 
tie votes shall be declared elected. 

Sec. 3. The board shall declare vacant the office of any offi- 
cer who shall cease to be a member of the Society. In such 
case or in case of the death or resignation of an officer, or of 
his appointment to another office, the vacancy shall be filled by 
the board of directors. 

ARTICLE V. Duties of Directors. 

Section i. The directors shall elect by ballot the president 
and the recording secretary from their number, and two cura- 
tors, and appoint all necessary agents and employees. They 
shall make all contracts and exercise a general sepervision and 
control of the affairs of the Society. 

Sec. 2. Stated meetings of the directors shall be held as 
they may determine upon. 

Sec. 3. Special meetings of directors shall be held on call of 
the president. He shall be required to issue such call on the 
written request of three directors, who ma)^ themselves call such 
meeting in case of the president's inability or refusal to do so. 



Sec. 4. The directors shall present to the Society at each an- 
nual meeting an accurate statement of its financial condition, 
and appoint three members, who are not members of the board, 
to examine said statement and audit the account of the 
treasurer prior to such meeting. 

ARTICLE VI. Duties of Oeficers. 

Section i. The President shall preside at all meetings of 
the directors and Society, call all special meetings of the So- 
ciety and board of directors, appoint all standing committees, 
and sign all orders on the treasurer for the payment of money. 
In the absence of the president from any meeting of the board 
of directors the board may appoint a president pro tem. to act 
in his stead. 

Sec. 2. The older Vice-President shall preside at all meetings 
of the Society in the absence of the president, and in the ab- 
sence of said vice-president the other vice-president shall pre- 
side. 

Sec. 3. The Recording Secretary shall keep clear and accu- 
rate records of all proceedings of all meetings of the Society 
and of the board of directors. He shall countersign all orders 
to the treasurer for the payment of money, and give notice 
of all meetings. He shall present to the Society all applica- 
tions for membership, and keep a roll of members. 

Sec. 4. The Corresponding Secretary shall attend to all cor- 
respondence of the Society, and perform all other duties which 
appertain to the office of secretary, except as provided for the 
recording secretary. 

Sec. 5. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys and pay out 
the same only upon orders drawn by the president, counter- 
signed by the recording secretary. He shall give bond in such 
sum as the board of directors shall require, with sureties to be 
approved by them, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his 
duties. He shall make a clear statement in writing of the 
financial condition of the Society, to the board of directors, for 
each annual meeting, and at such other times as the board may 
direct. He shall exhibit his annual statement, together with 
his accounts, and all books, papers and vouchers relating to 
the same, to the auditors when required for their examination. 



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He shall turn over to his successor in office all moneys or ef- 
fects in his hands or control belonging to the Society. 

Sec. 6. The Curators shall be the custodians of all the prop- 
erty and possessions of the Society, and provide for the proper 
care and cataloguing of the same. They shall receive all dona- 
tions to and purchases by the Society, and make report of the 
same to the Society. They may observe and shall report to 
the Society or board of directors, the existence of property, 
relics, papers, collections, &c., that it may be for the interests 
of the Society to acquire and possess, and look into the practi- 
cability of such acquisition or possession. 

ARTICLE VII. 

All bills or claims against the Society shall, before payment, 
be presented to and approved by the board of directors, and 
no orders upon the treasurer shall be drawn except by direc- 
tion of the board. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

The Society shall have a corporate seal, the design of which 
shall be determined by the board of directors. 

ARTICLE IX. 
The order of business at stated meetings of the Society shall 
be as follows : 

1. Reading of minutes of last previous meeting of the Societ3^ 

2. Reports of standing committees. 

3. Reports of special committees. 

4. Report of directors. 

5. Report of curators. 

6. Deferred business. 

7. New business. 

8. Elections. 

9. Reading of papers. 
ID. Adjournment. 

ARTICLE X. 
The foregoing by-laws may be amended by a two-thirds vote 
at any meeting of the Society called for the purpose, but a no- 
tice stating particularly the nature and character of the proposed 
amendment .shall be posted in the rooms of the Society at least 
three months prior to said meeting. 



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